topic Re: Canon 850 d in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS 850D Low-light pics come out blurry

cbelcher677 — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:22:37 GMT

Hey everyone I have a canon 850 d and I’m having trouble taking clear pictures in the pitch black all the pictures come out blurry can anyone help?

Re: Canon 850 d

Tronhard — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 23:45:00 GMT

Any camera will struggle in very low light. You could be getting blurry images because the focusing system does not have enough contrast to work with, and/ or your camera is selecting a shutter speed that is so slow it is causing camera shake.

Depending on the situation, you either:
Add more light via a flash
Use a higher ISO
Lower f/stop
Slower shutter speed - in which case put the camera on a solid object.

Re: Canon 850 d

cbelcher677 — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 19:53:08 GMT

Thank you Trevor

Re: Canon 850 d

stevet1 — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 19:53:27 GMT

cbelcher677,

I own an 850D also, and if you ever have a question about how to use it, I'll be glad to help if I can.

As Trevor said, all cameras need light in order to take a picture. No camera will take a picture in the "pitch black".

Steve Thomas

Re: Canon 850 d

deebatman316 — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 19:56:22 GMT

If the camera isn't locking focus the camera's built in flash can provide an AF Assist Beam. The camera rapidly pulses the built in flash. Or an external speedlite can project a red grid pattern so the camera can lock focus in low light. This method is faster than Intermittent Flash Firing. Which the built in flash uses. A slow shutter speed will reveal camera shake as my colleague Trevor said.

Re: Canon 850 d

Tronhard — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 03:15:56 GMT

That's a generous offer from Steve, and I would recommend you take it up!

Also you might profit by watching the following tutorial video: